| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Bojangles' Southern 500 | Darlington Raceway | |||||||||
| September 4, 2016 | Race 25 of 36 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 126.4 M.P.H. | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: | Time of Race:3 Hrs., 57 Mins., 54 Secs. | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 14 among 8 drivers | |||||||||
| Cautions: 10 for 52 laps | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | |
| 1 | 8 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | Auto-Owners Insurance | 44/4 | 367 | Running | |
| 2 | 1 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Busch | 41/2 | 367 | Running | |
| 3 | 16 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | Target | 39/1 | 367 | Running | |
| 4 | 7 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | Sport Clips | 38/1 | 367 | Running | |
| 5 | 5 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | Shell Pennzoil | 36/0 | 367 | Running | |
| 6 | 10 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Toyota | Tide PODS | 36/1 | 367 | Running | |
| 7 | 18 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | Liftmaster | 34/0 | 367 | Running | |
| 8 | 14 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | 34/1 | 367 | Running | |
| 9 | 2 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | Miller Lite | 33/1 | 367 | Running | |
| 10 | 11 | 24 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | NAPA Auto Parts | 31/0 | 367 | Running | |
| 11 | 6 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | Interstate Batteries | 31/1 | 367 | Running | |
| 12 | 12 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | American Ethanol | 29/0 | 367 | Running | |
| 13 | 20 | 21 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire &… | 28/0 | 367 | Running | |
| 14 | 15 | 88 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | Nationwide | 27/0 | 367 | Running | |
| 15 | 13 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | McDonald's | 26/0 | 367 | Running | |
| 16 | 24 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Valvoline/Menards | 25/0 | 367 | Running | |
| 17 | 31 | 34 | Chris Buescher | Ford | Love's Travel Stops | 24/0 | 367 | Running | |
| 18 | 22 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Ford | Fastenal | 23/0 | 367 | Running | |
| 19 | 3 | 19 | Carl Edwards | Toyota | ARRIS | 22/0 | 366 | Running | |
| 20 | 33 | 7 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | Nikko RC Road Rippers | 21/0 | 366 | Running | |
| 21 | 32 | 23 | David Ragan | Toyota | I'm a Pepper | 20/0 | 366 | Running | |
| 22 | 27 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | 5-hour Energy | 19/0 | 365 | Running | |
| 23 | 21 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | Chevrolet | Kroger/Tyson 1977 Bruce Hill… | 18/0 | 365 | Running | |
| 24 | 25 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Chevrolet | Nature's Bakery | 17/0 | 365 | Running | |
| 25 | 28 | 13 | Casey Mears | Chevrolet | GEICO | 16/0 | 365 | Running | |
| 26 | 35 | 83 | Matt DiBenedetto | Toyota | Orange Crush | 15/0 | 364 | Running | |
| 27 | 30 | 95 | Michael McDowell | Chevrolet | Thrivent Financial | 14/0 | 364 | Running | |
| 28 | 37 | 46 | Michael Annett | Chevrolet | Pilot Flying J | 13/0 | 362 | Running | |
| 29 | 40 | 30 | Josh Wise | Chevrolet | Incredible Bank | 12/0 | 361 | Running | |
| 30 | 29 | 38 | Landon Cassill | Ford | Rumple Furniture/Bailey Excavating | 11/0 | 361 | Running | |
| 31 | 39 | 55 | Reed Sorenson | Chevrolet | Vydox Plus | 10/0 | 358 | Running | |
| 32 | 26 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | STP | 9/0 | 346 | Accident | |
| 33 | 9 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 8/0 | 328 | Running | |
| 34 | 4 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | Haas VF1/Monster Energy | 7/0 | 326 | Accident | |
| 35 | 17 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Coca-Cola | 6/0 | 317 | Overheating | |
| 36 | 23 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | Hooters | 5/0 | 295 | Accident | |
| 37 | 36 | 98 | Cole Whitt | Chevrolet | Carolina Skiff | 4/0 | 250 | Electrical | |
| 38 | 38 | 32 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Ford | Otter Pops/Corvetteparts.net | 3/0 | 247 | Accident | |
| 39 | 34 | 44 | Brian Scott | Ford | Twisted Tea | 2/0 | 199 | Accident | |
| 40 | 19 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | AdvoCare | 1/0 | 161 | Engine | |